‘What’s something you finally bought for yourself as an adult because you weren’t allowed it as a kid?’ – 22 well-deserved treats for your inner child

12.

‘A souvenir from the gift shop at the zoo. I chose a stuffed elephant. His name is Ganesha and he lives next to my computer.’
–talibob

13.

’64 pack of Crayola crayons with a built-in sharpener. They sit on my desk at work.’
–LivingGhost371

14.

‘An Easy-Bake oven (adult version = air fryer).’
–Mental-Ad1039

15.

‘When I was a kid my grandmother always had those cans of Cool Whip in her fridge. She never would let me have but just a little bit, always telling me that I’d get a tummy ache if I had too much.

So fast forward to my first semester of college, and I’m on one of my first solo grocery shopping trips. I see the Cool Whip, and it dawns on me that I can do whatever the fuck I want now that I’m a grown up. So I buy myself a can of Cool Whip. I get back home and I basically chug the whole thing in one sitting.

And what do you know… she was right. It made me so sick.’
–Treaux-LaCount

16.

‘Sushi. My dad came from another generation and saw it as a sure fire way to get sick, so we weren’t allowed to have it growing up. The first time I had it was senior year of high school. And I admit I went a little overboard with it in college.’
–the1stgirlmeetsworld

17.

‘Proper apples. My mom bought mealy red delicious apples from the store every week. They were disgusting. There were beautiful Pink Ladies right there.’
–Business_Loquat5658

18.

‘A lava lamp. It serves absolutely no purpose but it heals my inner 12-year-old every time it bubbles.’
–Head-Mission4337

19.

‘As a kid, only my brother was allowed to play with Pokemon because it was a ‘boy’ thing, as an adult I have a very expensive Eevee collection of figures displayed above my desk.’
–throwawayallthedrama

20.

‘A skirt. I’m a trans woman.’
–LeastMonitor1140

21.

‘I bought my daughter one of those stupid electric ride on cars because I remember wanting one so badly and never having one. It cost like £200. The smile on her face when she’s zooming around causing chaos is priceless.’
–berlindreaming

22.

‘A golden retriever. ‘Too much fur’, mom said. Worth it, is what I say now.’
–FluffyNats

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